Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Parent taxon: Caviidae according to J. L. Prado et al. 1998
See also Gray 1825, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Allocavia, Cardiomyinae, Cardiomys, Cavia, Caviinae, Caviodon, Caviops, Dolicavia, Dolichotinae, Hydrochoerinae, Kerodon, Microcavia, Neocavia, Orthomyctera, Pascualia, Procardiomys, Prodolichotis, Propediolagus
Subtaxa: Dolichotis andina Dolichotis intermedia Dolichotis minuscula Dolichotis patagonum Dolichotis platycephala Dolichotis salinicola
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (8 collections), Uruguay (2)
• Pliocene of Argentina (6)
• Montehermosan of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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